Date: Oct. 5, 2025 Participant: Heather Nguyen #16905 Race: 2025 Portland Half Marathon Distance: 13.1 miles

Consistent Progress with Room for Strategic Pacing Heather completed the 2025 Portland Marathon Half Marathon with an official time of 2:44:25, maintaining an average pace of 12:33 min/mile. Her placement in the F45-49 division was 144th out of 5623 participants, and she had a similar pace during her previous races. Notably, she improved her pace in the last mile compared to the prior slowest split of 14:17 min/mile, indicating strong finish potential. The splits indicate consistent pacing, with five miles maintaining a steady pace of 11:35 min/mile, and the fastest split at mile 4 being 11:13 min/mile. A drop in pace is evident at mile 6 with 13:04 min/mile and continued to decline slightly until the finish. Heather's focus on maintaining pacing consistency can enhance her performance, particularly in the latter part of the race to avoid splits like those between miles 6 and 9, which were slower. Consider targeted speed training for strategic stamina building.